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Vocabular Avansat pentru TOEFL - Religion
Aici veți învăța câteva cuvinte în limba engleză despre religie, precum „cleric”, „pastor”, „sufi”, etc., care sunt necesare pentru examenul TOEFL.
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the quality of being linked with theology or the human spirit as opposed to material or physical items
spiritualitate, dimensiune spirituală
a religious group with beliefs or practices, especially extreme or unusual ones, that separate them from the rest of the people with the religion
sectă, cult
a religious leader, especially a Muslim or Christian one
cler, lider religios
people who are officially chosen to lead religious services in a church or other religious institution
cler, sacerdoti
a religious leader or teacher in Buddhism, Hinduism, or Sikhism
guru, învățător
a priest or priestess serving as a mediator through whom the gods were thought to give their message in classical antiquity
oracol, oracol (preot/preoteasă)
a place of worship and religious study for Jews
sinagogă, templu
someone with beliefs against the doctrines of a particular religion
ereticul
someone who is sent to a foreign country to teach and talk about religion, particularly to persuade others to become a member of the Christian Church
misionar
a person believing in a religion that worships many deities, especially one that existed before the major world religions
păgân, păgână
a member of an Islamic sect that tries to become united with God through prayer, meditation, and living a simple and strict life
sufism
someone who delivers spiritual speeches, often an associate of the clergy
predicator, păstor
a moral or religious speech, usually given during a church service
predică, sermon
a speech or a piece of writing that is meant to advise people on the correct way of behaving
omilie
a person in some religions and cultures believed to be capable of contacting good and evil spirits and curing people of illnesses, especially in some cultures in northern Asia and North America
şaman
a person belonging to an English religious group of the 16th and 17th centuries who wanted church rituals made simpler and who believed it was important to work hard and control oneself, while pleasure was unnecessary or even wrong
puritan, puritană
a religious person who travels to a sacred place for a holy cause
pelerin, pelerină
(in Judaism) divinely sent king who will save the Jewish people
mesia, mântuitor
a person who lives a very simple life in solitude as a religious practice
ermit, anahoret
any of the four books of the New Testament that is about the life and teachings of Jesus Christ
Evanghelie, Gospel
any of the letters in the New Testament, written by the apostles
epistola, scrisoare
someone who believes it is impossible to know whether God exists or not
agnostic
a school of Mahayana Buddhism, originally formed in Japan, emphasizing the value of meditation and intuition rather than reading religious scripts or ritual worship
zen, școala zen
a religious cult involving witchcraft and the worship of spirits, especially common in parts of the Caribbean
vudu
(in Christianity) the concept of God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
Trinitate, triada
the state in which a person or their spirit is delivered from their sins and saved by Christ
mântuire, salvare
the return to life of Christ on the third day after his death on the cross, according to the New Testament
înviere, învierea lui Hristos
the act of disrespectfully treating a sacred item or place
sacrilegiu, profanare
a mass at which people honor and pray for the soul of a dead person, especially in the Roman Catholic Church
requiem, slujbă pentru cei morți
the belief that after someone’s death, their spirit comes back to life in the form of a new body, especially in Buddhism and Hinduism
reîncarnare
a statement about events that have not yet occurred but are believed to be inevitable or possible, especially one made by a divine person
profeție, previziune
